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Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
True, the Romans technically killed him, but the Jews handed him over and insisted that he be killed, rather than Barabbas, neither Pilate nor Herrod found any fault in him.
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If you do some research, I believe you will want to reconsider that statement. What you're saying could be twisted into arguments that have caused anti-semitism and wholesale persecution of Jews for hundreds of years.
Here is an excerpt of one article I found refuting this, and many biblical scholars and historians agree:
In the Book of Matthew (27: 25-26) the Jews accept responsibility for the execution. When the Roman governor Pontius Pilate hesitates over deciding Jesus' fate, the Jews assembled before Pilate demand that Jesus be crucified, proclaiming "His blood be on us, and on our children."
But are the Gospels accurate? Recent biblical scholarship has challenged them in light of the context in which they were composed. Most scholars agree that the Gospels were written some 40 to 70 years after the crucifixion (which occurred around 30 C.E.). At that time, the nascent Christian sect was trying to distinguish itself from its Jewish roots for two reasons. First, the Christians wanted to attract gentile converts. Second, because the Jews were rebelling against the Romans, a repudiation of Christian kinship with the Jews could be politically advantageous. It is for these reasons, the scholars argue, that the Gospels 1) assign primary blame to the Jews, not the Romans; and 2) sympathetically portray Pilate, who is described in other ancient texts as a cruel despot. Additionally, many scholars have stressed Jesus' identity as a political subversive, which would explain why the Romans chose a means of execution, crucifixion, usually reserved for insurrectionists.
The small clique of Jewish authorities who were in league with the Romans does share responsibility for killing Jesus. But these authorities were distinct from the majority of the Jewish people, who had rallied around the charismatic figure.
I refuse to vilify an entire race of people for the actions of a very few. As a Christian woman, I look to those of the Jewish faith as our older brothers and sisters. They have something important and relevant to teach all of us.
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